After returning to Ao City from the Water Elemental Plane, Rhodes was about to check on Xia An, and in the room at the top of the Soul Tower, he met Messija, who had been invited by Rowling.

The moment she saw Rod, Messia's body trembled, as if she had discovered something terrifying, raised her hand and pointed at Rod, but she couldn't say anything for a while.

"What's wrong, Prophet?" Noticing the abnormality on Messia's body, Rod took the initiative to ask.

"Your body...... tainted with the smell of evil......" Messija said word by word.

Rod snorted coldly: "Where do you think you are now?" Erathia? I'm sorry, but Erathia is also full of evil aura now, and I brought it with me. ”

"No...... That was not what I meant. Messika sighed, "The breath that exists in you is not ordinary evil, but ancient and primitive, the first evil in the world, the crimes of the necromancer, which is not worth mentioning in the face of this evil. There is only one being who can possess this evil ......"

Rod touched his head: "Please explain in a language I can understand, I really can't understand what you mean." ”

"You've been in contact with that being." Messija said in a low and hoarse tone, "The one mentioned in the prophecy is the demon who will bring down the final judgment on the world...... You are tainted with the breath of that being. ”

"You mean, Lucifer Kerrigan......" Hearing the prophet say this, Rod also roughly understood what she meant.

"Shhhh Don't mention the name! Messia let out a burst of exclamation, the amethyst light above her head flashed, and she hurriedly stopped Rod's words, "This name symbolizes curse and ominousness, and nothing good happens when you mention it." ”

Not sure why the Prophet reacted so much to this name, Rhodes did not intend to hide the matter of Blood Praise, and he still needed some advice from the Prophet.

Taking out the dagger blessed by demonic power from the spatial ring, Rhodes looked at Messija and said, "I did come into contact with that being, and he seems to have poured his power into my treasure, and finally helped me out of danger. ”

According to the prompt in the system log, the changes that have occurred on the [Blood Tribute] are due to the power of that demon, and there is nothing wrong with what Rhodes said.

Hearing Rod's words, Messia's face changed: "This is not good news. The prophecy says that before the final judgment, whoever receives the power of the demon will belong to his followers, who will offer their own blood and soul to usher in his coming. ”

"Unfortunately, I'm not a follower of him, and I don't have any idea of offering him anything." Rod sneered, "I once helped him solve a tricky problem in the future, and this is the reward I deserve." ”

"You may not be his follower now." Messija sighed, "Look at the demonic weapon in your hand, such an evil and powerful power, even if it is an artifact, it may not be able to surpass it in some aspects. ”

"He sees your potential, and in order to make you his follower, this is what gives you such great power to the weapon in your hand, and once you get lost in the power of this weapon, you are not far from becoming his follower." Messia added.

"It's a powerful force, but it's not close enough to move me." Rod said in a deep voice.

The only power that can move Rod's heart is the power of the system, the will of a true hero, and a powerful artifact, and few other forces can affect Rhodes at this time.

"That being said, the methods used by demons to lure humans are ever-changing, especially for creatures who don't want to lose their powers."

Deeply aware of Rod's attitude towards power, Messia explained.

"If you, who have already felt the power of demonic weapons, suddenly find that the dagger in your hand has returned to its original state one day, and the power in it no longer exists, will you tolerate this power passing away like this? And what price will you pay to regain that power? ”

"While I won't be moved by this power, I won't tolerate it being taken away at will." Rod said coldly, "What price will I pay to regain this power?" I will gather my undead creatures and reclaim my power even if I go to the deepest depths of hell. ”

Messia sighed, "What a crazy idea. However, relying on undead creatures against infernal creatures does work. ”

"A long, long time ago, when the world was invaded by the creatures of hell, a special hero was born. I was under the impression that he was the most powerful vampire of all time, and that all living beings in his sight, whether humans, angels, or demons of hell, were forcibly transformed into undead creatures, with the exception of those who were also heroes. ”

"Countless bats shrouded his body, and no legendary creature could come close to his body, and he walked as if a true god had descended."

Messia added, her words full of remembrance.

"I have always believed that with a strong love in their hearts, heroes can turn everything around, do what other creatures can't, and defeat all enemies in front of them, good or evil. There are also those who call this kind of love 'heroic will', but in any case, it is just a change of name. ”

"So, what is the love in your heart? Hero Rod? Looking at Rhodes in front of him, Messia asked.

Gazing at Messia's hollow eye sockets, Rhodes felt a strange feeling in his heart, as if she was not looking at herself, but at something behind her.

Rhodes fell silent for a while, and did not take Messia's words, but changed the subject and asked: "If the vampire hero you are talking about is really so powerful, there must be a record of him among Diya, but unfortunately I have never heard of it." What is the name of that hero? Erich? ”

"Of course not Erich, Erich is not a vampire." "But he's a contemporary of Errich. I consulted all the books of Erathia, and there was no record of the hero's deeds, and perhaps the legend of him existed only in the word of mouth of the lich. ”

At this moment, the purple crystal above Messia's head suddenly shone with a dazzling light.

"I found something interesting." "Not long ago, Erich's consciousness was revived, and the lich, who had died countless years ago, was reborn in this era. ”